The Rescue Artist Lib/E: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece Contributor(s): Dolnick, Edward (Author), Crisden, Sean (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1982595418 ISBN-13: 9781982595418 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $53.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General - History | Modern - General - True Crime |
Dewey: 364.162 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 6.7" (0.65 lbs) |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian - Chronological Period - Modern |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most famous paintings, Edvard Munch's Scream. It was a brazen crime committed while the whole world was watching the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Baffled and humiliated, the Norwegian police turned to the one man they believed could help: a half English, half American undercover cop named Charley Hill, the world's greatest art detective. The Rescue Artist is a rollicking narrative that carries listeners deep inside the art underworld--and introduces them to a large and colorful cast of titled aristocrats, intrepid investigators, and thick-necked thugs. But most compelling of all is Charley Hill himself, a complicated mix of brilliance, foolhardiness, and charm whose hunt for a purloined treasure would either cap an illustrious career or be the fiasco that would haunt him forever. |
Contributor Bio(s): Crisden, Sean: - Sean Crisden is an actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has also voiced characters in numerous video games, such as the award-winning ShadowGun, and has appeared in many commercials and films, including The Last Airbender. Dolnick, Edward: -Edward Dolnick is the author of Down the Great Unknown, The Forger's Spell, and the Edgar Award-winning The Rescue Artist. A former chief science writer at the Boston Globe, he lives with his wife near Washington, DC. |